Race Photos: B. Schwartz Memorial (Garden State Plaza) 5K /1 mile Run 1

Race Photos: B. Schwartz Memorial (Garden State Plaza) 5K /1 mile Run
Today a few friends of mine took part in the Benjamin Schwartz Memorial 5K /1 mile Run at Garden State Plaza, held at the Garden State Plaza mall.  Congrats to all the winners and finishers!  It was a fun event, and below are a few select photos from the event … I have uploaded all the ...

Race report 2013: Cherry Blossom 10K (Branch Brook Park)

Race report 2013: Cherry Blossom 10K (Branch Brook Park)
The Cherry Blossom 10K in Newark’s Branch brook park, is a popular 10k race held in mid-April (typically during the height of the cherry blossom bloom) and sponsored by the Essex county parks system ,part of the race proceeds go towards the  Special Olympics and its a well organized and attended local race. This is my personal favorite running ...

Photos Cherry Blossom Challenge Bike Races

Photos Cherry Blossom Challenge Bike Races
Some photos of the 2013 edition of the Cherry Blossom Challenge Cycling races.  Photos are free! Simply Share this link (and link back)  or leave some feedback below.. just something I do for fun, please give out this link to friends and other riders who may have attended. I only posted a few select ones here, ...

How far do they run playing different sports?

How far do they run playing different sports?
I recently ran across an interesting post on Gizmodo (How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?), which answered the often asked question of how far do athletes run in popular sports , such as baseball, basketball, football etc. I had always heard that soccer players run about 13 miles during a full 90-minute game, ...

NYC ’13 Half Marathon race report 11

NYC '13 Half Marathon race report
Race Nyc Half ’13 The NYC 13 half is  popular half marathon run entirely within Manhattan in NYC. Its a very popular pro race as well  with over $100,000 in prize money (richest purse for half’s in the US) , with  $20,000 for both male and female winners.  Its also a very popular early season ...

watching the 2013 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 13

watching the 2013 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
  I had the opportunity to visit some friends near San Francisco , and got a chance to watch live the 33rd edition of the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. This is an fantastic spectator race with a very scenic backdrop , SF bay , the bridge and of course Alcatraz Island. The Race The race is a modified Olympic distance ...

importance of running on soft surfaces 5

importance of running on soft surfaces
Running can be a fun sport, be let’s be frank its hard on the legs, the pounding which can place around 600 lbs. of load for each foot strike  is not the most pleasant experience. While a running is a  natural part of the human gait, it  can break down our legs pretty hard when we ...
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